Pet Help in the Salem Area

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In Salem and need help now? For an emergency, go to a 24-hour hospital below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs and low-cost clinics. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals

• Wilvet Salem Emergency 24 hours
  120 Ramsgate Square, Salem, OR 97302 · (503) 741-8858
  Emergency veterinary hospital in Salem offering small animal ER, surgery and critical care, open 24/7/365 for pets in Salem and surrounding areas.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Friends of Felines - Spay & Neuter and Community Wellness Clinic
  4155 Cherry Ave NE, Keizer, OR 97303 · (971) 701-5651
  Low-cost cat spay/neuter clinic with a Feral Cat Package for TNR (exam, surgery, rabies and FVRCP vaccines, dewormer, flea treatment and ear tip) and a wellness clinic for healthy cats offering exams, vaccines, dewormer, flea prevention, microchips and FIV/FeLV tests. Cat dental cleanings are also offered. Sick or injured cats are not seen.
• Oregon Humane Salem Spay & Neuter Clinic
  4246 Turner Rd. SE · (503) 285-7722
  Cat-only spay/neuter clinic with low prices (standard, Spay & Save and feral rates) and add-on vaccine packages, with reduced costs for community members on government assistance.

Help paying a vet bill

• Friends of Felines - Community Medical Fund
  Financial help toward essential vet care for cats of community members facing financial hardship, paid directly to the vet clinic at the time of service. Priority goes to non-urgent, medically necessary care such as treatment of minor illness or injury with a good prognosis and medically necessary euthanasia; some surgeries and diagnostics are considered case by case. Does not fund other species, urethral obstruction emergencies, routine wellness care or cremation. Partial funding is most common and awards are once per household.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• Salem Veterinary Emergency Clinic
  3215 Market St NE, Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 588-8082
  Emergency hospital in Salem for urgent and emergency pet care, with 24/7 ICU care. No appointment is needed; patients are admitted in order of medical severity and arrival time. Offers financing through Cherry, CareCredit and Scratchpay, and accepts Trupanion insurance.

Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss

• Friends of Felines - Rescue & Adoption Center
  4157 Cherry Ave NE, Keizer, OR 97303
  Limited-admission cat rescue and adoption center serving cats and their people in the Mid-Willamette Valley, with foster and volunteer programs.
• Marion County Dog Services (Marion County Dog Shelter)
  3550 Aumsville Hwy SE, Salem, OR 97317 · (503) 588-5233
  County dog shelter in Salem that shelters stray dogs until they go home or are adopted, enforces dog licensing and control ordinances, and handles dog licensing. It does not take owner-surrendered dogs; owners rehoming a dog are referred to Oregon Humane Society's Salem campus.
• Oregon Humane Society: Salem Shelter
  4246 Turner Rd. SE, Salem, OR 97317 · (503) 285-7722
  Nonprofit shelter in Salem run by Oregon Humane.

Paying for a bigger bill

Ask any hospital about payment plans, CareCredit or Scratchpay, and apply to more than one assistance program. Ways to pay a vet bill in Oregon lists the programs that are open now, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet, with a free fundraiser page if you want one.

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